Maxene Anglyn Andrews

 Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995)

She was part of the iconic Andrews Sisters group, along with Patty and Laverne Andrews. Throughout their career, the sisters sold over 75 million records (the last official count released by MCA Records in the mid-1970s). After the death of Patty in 2013, the new recount of the group's total sales was 90 million records sold worldwide, making them the best-selling female group of all time. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of rhythm and blues or jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso. Eldest sister LaVerne died in 1967 at the age of 55 after a year-long bout with cancer, during which she was replaced by singer Joyce DeYoung. DeYoung fulfilled concert appearances including an appearance on The Dean Martin Show on November 30, 1967, but she did not record with Patty and Maxene.

LaVerne had founded the original group, and often acted as the peacemaker among the three during the sisters' lives, more often siding with her parents, to whom the girls were extremely devoted, than with either of her sisters. Their last appearance together as a trio was on The Dean Martin Show on September 29, 1966. Patty began to distance herself from Maxene, until her death, and would not explain her motives regarding the separation. Maxene appealed to Patty for a reunion, personally if not professionally, both in public and in private, but to no avail. Maxene Andrews married music publisher Lou Levy in 1941, separating in 1949. Levy was the sisters' manager from 1937 to 1951. Andrews adopted a daughter, and later entered into a long term relationship with a woman. However, she did not view her sexuality as what defined her, but rather her singing and career. She died on October 21, 1995 at age 79, and is interred with Laverne and their parents at Forest Lawn-Glendale. Patty Andrews is interred is Westwood Memorial Park.